TRAFALGAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS MARCH 30TH, 2012 Career Day.
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Transcript of TRAFALGAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS MARCH 30TH, 2012 Career Day.
Good Morning!
Thank you very much for this honour! Thank you Gail!
Very happy to be here with you this morning
Interactive!
Not talk about my career, but more about my general professional experiences
3 lessons
My education
Trafalgar 90- 95Marianopolis CEGEP 95 – 97
Liberal Arts
York University (Toronto) International Relations ( French)
Dalhousie University/ King’s College ( Halifax) Political Science BA Honours
SDA Bocconi University ( Milan, Italy) MSc in Intl. Healthcare Management and Economic Policy
Where I have worked?
United Nations (Bonn, DE)
United Nations VolunteersLundbeck Canada ( Montreal, Canada)
Danish Pharmaceutical CompanyGlaxoSmithKlien Biologicals ( Brussels, BEL)
An English Pharmaceutical CompanyUnited Healthcare ( Paris, France)
American Clinical Research OrganisationFox Consulting & Neomedis ( Paris, France)
Pharmaceuticals
My journey
Finished my degree at DalhousieStarted at the UNSeptember 11th, 2001Returned to MontrealStarted in the Pharma IndustryWanted to go furtherWanted to go InternationalDecided to move to MilanI have now been in Europe for over 8 years
Today
Let’s start withThe importance of your social network ( building it)
The importance of opportunitiesLet’s finish with The importance of believing in yourself & trusting your instinct – the little voice in your head!!!!!!
Your Network
A social network is a theoretical construct useful in the social sciences to study relationships between individuals, groups, organizations, or even entire societies. The term is used to describe a social structure determined by such interactions.
BASICALLY : the people you know and the people who they know!
Family, friends, relatives, teachers, doctors etc….. TRAF – for example
The importance of your social network
You guys are the Social Network Generation on line
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter… etc
LESSON #1 It is not WHAT you know, but WHO you know It’s a cliché because it’s true HOWEVER – YOU MUST BE CAREFUL!!!!! The written word ( even on the internet is powerful)
The importance of your social network
« DO I HAVE A SOCIAL NETWORK? »Of course you do -Look next to you!Your class mate is your next job!
The people you know will help you in the future
The way business works is very dependant on trust, connections and references
Which means that you will most probably work with people that know you or know of you
My Experience
First job in Montreal My sisters’ friends’ mom ( Traf alum)
My first pharmaceutial job My moms’ friend was the recruiter
My job at GSK Biologicals An ex-student from the company came to talk at Bocconi and then he referenced me for the job
He then later on tried to recruit me for a job I wasn’t at all suited for
My first job in France I was hired because I was Canadian and from Montreal
My first consulting job Hired by an old colleague who I had stayed in touch with
Our business at Neomedis Driven by contacts
What about Social Networking in a new place
You want to move somewhere else, Start a career
My advice to you BUILD YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK
International schools Groups (Expats, career) New friends
Stay in touch Easy, fast and great way to know what is going on!
My LinkedIn
Your connections can introduce you to 6 million professionals
— here’s how your network breaks down:
Your Connections, trusted friends and colleagues 580
Two degrees away Friends of friends; each connected to one of your connections 136,800+
Three degrees away Reach these users through a friend 5,761,700+
8,643 new people in your network since March 24
SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE IMPORTANT!!!!
Opportunitites
What is an opportunity ? A favourable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances
A favourable or suitable occasion or time A chance for progress or advancement
Example: My opportunity to speak with you today Your opportunity to go to TRAF!
Opportunities
Opportunities are essentialPresent themselves in two ways:
They present themselves (Passive) Someone proposes a job
You make them happen (Active) You actively look for a job ( internet, mail, talking about it)
Evaluate the opportunity
Not all opportunities are created equal! Job offer for example The guy who tried to recruit me – GSK
Evaluate each opportunity Can I do the job? Will I love the job? Can I work with these people?
My experience Going to Bocconi in Milan Applied for a MSc
Leaving for Milan
How did I evaluate my opportunity?Looked at the positive & negative aspects
My check list – What did I want? More education, international experience, English classes, chosen professional area, meet people with my same interests
Obstacles Distance (for my parents, not me ) Costs – Needed to find funding Find an appartment, etc……..
Evaluating opportunities every day
Will you need to evaluate opportunities with regards to your schooling and career
This is something you will have to do every day for the rest of your lives Evaluate business opportunities
Where should we spend money Who should we be partners with How should we expand our market
Critical and objective thinking is key but………
Believe & Listen to yourself
Most important piece of information I will give you!
LISTEN TO THE LITTLE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD
The key to success is believing in who you are and what you do. Because if you are not convinced, then you will never be able to convince anyone else!
Successful people are driven by conviction They belive in what they are trying to do
If you want to do something – then do it!
My experience
I wanted to work for the UN Wrote about 200 letters I was convinced – they were convinced The day after I finsihed university – I left for Germany – alone
I wanted to go international Applied to schools Applied for funding
I believed in myself and was convinced of what I was doing! (Even in my personal life!)